The 2017 Jaguar Xj has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 7,064 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS20V5570002020-09-1212 affected
Defect
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain 2010-2011 and 2017 XJ vehicles. The Restraint Control Module (RCM) software may cause the frontal air bags to deploy improperly in the event of a frontal impact crash.
Consequence
Failure of the air bags to deploy properly increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will update the RCM software, free of charge. The recall began October 7, 2020. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-369-1000. Jaguar's number for this recall is H294.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Jaguar XF and F-Pace, 2016-2017 Jaguar XJ and 2018 Jaguar XE vehicles. The instrument cluster (IC) may intermittently go blank.
Consequence
A blank instrument cluster will not show important information like vehicle speed, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin December 19, 2017. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is H056.
AIR BAGS16V9430002016-12-2916 affected
Defect
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Jaguar XJ vehicles manufactured September 12, 2016, to October 26, 2016. The affected vehicles have a front passenger air bag inflator initiator that may fail to ignite during a crash, preventing the air bag from deploying.
Consequence
In the event of a crash of sufficient severity, the front passenger air bag may not deploy as required, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J080.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 jaguar xj. While driving 75 mph, the steering wheel, seats, and exterior mirrors returned to their default positions. The vehicle was taken to jaguar bethesda (11617 old georgetown rd #100, north bethesda, md 20852, [REDACTED]), but they were unable to duplicate the…”
“I received a recall letter in the mail involving the instrument panel randomly going dark and/or resetting during performance. I have attempted to contact the dealership/jaguar corporate to schedule this issue to be taken care of as I do worry about it going dark during commute and causing an…”
“I received a recall letter in the mail involving the instrument panel randomly going dark and/or resetting during performance. I have attempted to contact the dealership/jaguar corporate to schedule this issue to be taken care of as I do worry about it going dark during commute and causing an…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Jaguar Xj as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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